HSA 2009 English Item 17print

HSA 2009 English Item 17

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17
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A
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SR
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2
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1
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32

Read this excerpt from the first chapter of The Sea of Grass, a novel set in New Mexico in the late 1800s. Then answer Numbers 17 through 23.

Read this excerpt from the first chapter of The Sea of Grass, a novel set in New Mexico in the late 1800s. Then answer the following item.

After reading the excerpt, a reader can conclude that the narrator

  1. enjoys running errands for his Uncle Jim
  2. regrets the loss of a way of life he knew as a youth
  3. is not impressed by the new technology of the time
  4. is excited about meeting his Uncle Jim’s bride-to-be

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